Quilters understand with every stitch how God can make even scraps wonderfully new and striking with a little time, imagination, and love. In these touching books, Mary Tatem pieces together spiritual insights and stories of quilters into devotionals that feature some of the most beloved and recognizable quilt patterns in America. Readers will discover the historical background of each pattern and be enchanted by the spiritual reflections on joy, faith, creativity, gratitude, patience, hope, and more. Encouragement, inspiration, and celebration--as well as some great stories--await readers as they discover that, in God's design, even the smallest scraps or most frayed fragments can be fashioned into something new, complete, comfort-giving, and beautiful.
Draw these stories around yourself like a well-loved quilt
Quilters flip through books and magazines and sort through scraps
of fabric when planning a new quilt. But when God created you, he
took more time and care than even the most careful quilter. Through
inspiring stories based on twelve beloved quilt patterns, Mary
Tatem uncovers the joy we have in God and the hope of beautiful
things yet to come. You'll enjoy stories featuring the following
quilt blocks:
Pickle Dish
Pine Tree
Bear Claw
Crazy Quilt
School House
Drunkard's Path
Tumbling Blocks
Le Moyne Star
Love Apple
Mariner's Compass
Rose of Sharon
Wandering Foot
Whether you're a quilter or quilt lover, Quilt of Joy will
reassure you of God's faithfulness and his desire to bring blessing
to your life.
"You don't have to be a quilter to appreciate Mary Tatem's Quilt
of Joy. Take a stitch toward sewing joy into your life every
day by reading one of Mary's treasured insights. You'll be pleased
you did!"--Jane Kirkpatrick, award-winning author, A Mending at
the Edge and Aurora: An American Experience in Quilt,
Community, and Craft
Mary Tatem is the author of The Quilt of Life. A Bible
school teacher, Girl Scout leader, PTA leader, mom of four, and
grandmother of fifteen, she speaks to women's groups and churches
on marriage, family relationships, and the grace of God. She lives
in Virginia.
Mary Tatem is the author of The Quilt of Life. A Bible school teacher, Girl Scout leader, PTA leader, mom of four, and grandmother of fifteen, she speaks to women's groups and churches on marriage, family relationships, and the grace of God. She lives in Newport News, Virginia.